No human can live for very long without the small bowel, because there is no way to finish digesting the food and absorb the nutrients. It is not ethical to be hooked up to an IV for nutrients forever.
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No human can live for very long without the small bowel, because there is no way to finish digesting the food and absorb the nutrients. It is not ethical to be hooked up to an IV for nutrients forever.
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Small intestines are required to absorb nutrients essential for survival.T

here are some illnesses in newborns that may lead to the need for small intestine surgery; a significant amount of the small intestine can be removed requiring short-term IV nutritional supplementation and long-term nutritional consequences, yet the remaining small intestine can accommodate this loss much better at this age.
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Small intestines are required to absorb nutrients essential for survival.T

here are some illnesses in newborns that may lead to the need for small intestine surgery; a significant amount of the small intestine can be removed requiring short-term IV nutritional supplementation and long-term nutritional consequences, yet the remaining small intestine can accommodate this loss much better at this age.
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